Monthly Archives: May 2013

Let us consider how we can love and grow closer to the brothers and sister in our denomination, Covenant Presbyterian Church. If you cannot attend the annual presbytery meeting, try to at least make some connection with others within the CPC. Facebook, email, send a letter or make a phone call of encouragement, check out a few of their websites and learn a little bit about what they are doing. Over time, these relationships will grow as God wills.

The Lion is on the move in Myanmar. As the Son of God breaths on the snow-covered hills of what was once called Burma, we can now begin to see lush green meadows crowned with the flowers of faith.

Shut off from the rest of the world for many years by a repressive military junta, the work our forefathers began has continued to grow beneath the fertile soils of persecution. Like the beleaguered soldiers of Valley Forge, they have survived the winter and they are ready for battle. With a little help from their friends across the sea, they will emerge victorious. Continue reading →

Out of the vast unimaginable magnificence with God before time, came time itself. Simultaneously as the Cosmic Clock’s pendulum began its first swing, an angelic chorus sang and all the sons of God shouted for joy.

Sunday after Sunday I stand reveling in the beauty of God’s grace inside the little white picket fence around our churchyard. I lean back and smile a wide shepherd’s smile as little ones make mud cakes, medium sized ones bang wooden swords together and biggers pass footballs and Frisbees. Standing there, more often than not, the sound fades to the background and a kind of serious silence, like the faint smell of smoke, curls its way to the forefront of my mind. Continue reading →

Martha Stewart is probably the most well-known modern woman who cooks and keeps a lovely home these days, problem is, there’s no one left “Living” at her home to cook for but the camera men. Martha, in addition to running her own show and magazine, has also managed to run off her husband and children. I’m not really trying to be too hard on her, she is doing just what most anyone who is famous and rich today would find admirable. She works hard, demands perfection of herself and others and puts out a good product. Continue reading →

The Lord’s Day at Foundation Church is always a blessing to my children. To them, and to us, it is indeed the Queen of days. They love to hear God’s word, sing, pray, eat the bread and drink the wine and spend the rest of the day with dozens of their best friends. Most Sundays several families come to our home from the community center where we meet and we eat some more, talk some more and play games. Continue reading →

I never understood why a large corporation like Nike would pay Tiger Woods $40 Million to basically wear a hat with their logo on it. I tried, but for a while I just couldn’t figure it out. The math just wouldn’t add up. My thinking went something like this. Two million people see Woods wearing his Nike hat during the Memorial Tournament, of that two million, so many would buy a hat. I even tried to figure how much profit they could make from each hat. On and on I went down the line trying to understand the economics of the whole thing. No matter how many ways I figured it, there was no way this could be the reason they paid him that much to wear their brand. It may sound silly to you, but that’s how my brain works. Continue reading →